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Tora Agarwala
Tora covers the Northeast for The Indian Express. Follow her on Twitter @ToraAgarwala
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Assam moves HC against Jignesh Mevani bail, court rap for itSubscriber Only
May 02, 2022 20:21 IST
Granting bail to Mevani on Friday, the local court in Barpeta had cited “ongoing police excesses in the state” and urged the Gauhati High Court to direct the police force to “reform itself”.
Tue, May 03, 2022
Granting Mevani bail, court raps Assam Police for ‘abusing process of court and law’Subscriber Only
April 29, 2022 15:58 IST
After being granted bail in a "defamatory" tweet case, Mevani on Monday was rearrested in a fresh case filed in Barpeta district under various charges including assault of a public servant and outraging a woman’s modesty.
Sat, Apr 30, 2022
Assam court reserves judgment on Jignesh Mevani’s bail pleaSubscriber Only
April 28, 2022 17:50 IST
Jignesh Mevani’s lawyer Angshuman Bora said, “The prosecution tried to get an adjournment but the court declined it and ordered it to submit their arguments on Thursday itself.”
Fri, Apr 29, 2022
Working towards removing AFSPA from Northeast: PM in AssamSubscriber Only
April 28, 2022 16:27 IST
The prime minister says in Karbi Anglong that though previous governments kept extending AFSPA, the situation has improved so much in the past few years that it was lifted from 23 districts.
Fri, Apr 29, 2022
Assam’s latest ID proposal, for Assamese Muslims, raises fresh questionsSubscriber Only
April 27, 2022 19:20 IST
Some see official recognition as a way to end ‘identity crisis’ for Assamese Muslims, others warn of ‘political rhetoric to isolate Bengali Muslims further’
Thu, Apr 28, 2022
Assam reconciles its Covid death toll figure, adds 1,347Subscriber Only
April 27, 2022 01:30 IST
According to state Health Department officials, the reconciled deaths date back to the first wave — between April 10, 2020 and December 15, 2020 — of the pandemic.
Wed, Apr 27, 2022
Assam: Court rejects Jignesh Mevani’s bail plea, remands him in five-day police custodySubscriber Only
April 26, 2022 18:02 IST
Even as a court in Kokrajhar granted bail to the Gujarat MLA in the case pertaining to a 'defamatory tweet', Mevani was rearrested in a fresh case filed in Barpeta. His lawyer is now set to move the bail plea "on a higher forum”.
Wed, Apr 27, 2022
Jignesh Mevani rearrested in Assam for ‘assaulting’ officials after securing bail in ‘defamatory’ tweet caseSubscriber Only
April 25, 2022 17:10 IST
An MLA supported by the Congress, Mevani was booked under the IPC Sections related to voluntarily causing hurt, assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty and others, the police said.
Tue, Apr 26, 2022‘Defamatory’ tweet: Assam court grants bail to Gujarat MLA Jignesh MevaniSubscriber Only
April 25, 2022 15:17 IST
Mevani’s lawyers, however, suspect that another case has been filed against him in neighbouring Barpeta district and that he is likely to be re-arrested.
Mon, Apr 25, 2022
Guwahati civic polls takeaway: Congress fading fast, upstarts AAP & AJP win at its expenseSubscriber Only
April 25, 2022 14:45 IST
The fledgeling outfits won two minority-dominated wards that were perceived as Congress areas.
Tue, Apr 26, 2022Jignesh Mevani sent to judicial custody; court reserves judgment for MondaySubscriber Only
April 24, 2022 22:33 IST
Mevani, an independent MLA who had in September last pledged support to the Congress party, was arrested in Gujarat by the Assam Police on Thursday and flown to Assam where a court remanded him in three-day police custody.
Mon, Apr 25, 2022
Assam: BJP, ally AGP sweep Guwahati civic polls; AAP and AJP win one seat eachSubscriber Only
April 24, 2022 14:25 IST
The state election commission said the BJP won 52 of the 60 seats, the AGP won six and the AJP and AAP one each. The civic polls in Guwahati were held on April 21.
Sun, Apr 24, 2022
Opposition leaders protest outside Assam police station where Jignesh Mevani is heldSubscriber Only
April 22, 2022 22:15 IST
The Gujarat MLA’s lawyer said he might move the Gauhati high court for bail. Congress spokesperson Apurba Kumar Bhattacharjee lamented "such a big punishment for a mere tweet" while Akil Gogoi said the MLA was "prepared to fight".
Fri, Apr 22, 2022
2 civic seats under its belt, AAP makes a play for Guwahati civic pollsSubscriber Only
April 22, 2022 19:35 IST
AAP contested 38 of the 60 seats in the Guwahati Municipal Corporation polls held Friday; it says hopes to fill Oppn 'vacuum'
Sat, Apr 23, 2022
As Centre flags Mizoram for Covid-19 uptick, officials say rise due to ‘selective’ testing modelSubscriber Only
April 22, 2022 15:33 IST
Earlier this week, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said in a letter that cases, as well as the test positivity rate, had seen an increase in the small hill state in the Northeast.
Fri, Apr 22, 2022
Assam police arrest Mevani from Gujarat after complaint over tweetSubscriber Only
April 21, 2022 07:53 IST
Gujarat high court lawyer Anand Yagnik, representing Mevani, told The Indian Express that, he would move an application before the Assam High Court seeking "quashing of the FIR and bail for the MLA".
Fri, Apr 22, 2022
Assam, Arunachal Pradesh to form district-level committees to solve border disputeSubscriber Only
April 20, 2022 17:32 IST
The announcement came after Sarma met his Arunachal Pradesh counterpart Pema Khandu in Guwahati to discuss the decades-old inter-state boundary dispute. The two chief ministers had earlier met in January for the first official talk.
Wed, Apr 20, 2022
Taken to Assam after arrest in UP, 2 ‘cattle smugglers’ die in attack: PoliceSubscriber Only
April 19, 2022 18:09 IST
The duo have been identified as Akbar and Salman Banjara, two Uttar Pradesh-based brothers who were accused of running an “international cattle smuggling syndicate” as well as having links with militant groups.
Wed, Apr 20, 2022
Naga peace talks: At Camp Hebron, Centre’s interlocutor meets NSCN-IM’s Th MuivahSubscriber Only
April 19, 2022 16:21 IST
It is the first time that peace talks were being held with a Government of India representative inside Camp Hebron.
Wed, Apr 20, 2022
TMC gets a leg-up in Assam with top leader in camp, but long climb aheadSubscriber Only
April 19, 2022 14:47 IST
On Sunday, in an unexpected move, former Assam Congress chief Ripun Bora resigned from the grand old party to join the TMC – following in the footsteps of Sushmita Dev and Mukul Sangma before him.
Wed, Apr 20, 2022
Son of teachers, Youth Cong leader said to have joined ULFA worried for ‘Assamese community’Subscriber Only
April 18, 2022 17:25 IST
A Congress office-bearer says it is not uncommon for ‘disillusioned’ youths to gravitate towards militancy because of lack of employment and rehabilitation.
Tue, Apr 19, 2022
Student leader to PCC chief, Cong loses big NE face in Ripun BoraSubscriber Only
April 18, 2022 15:06 IST
A state chief for six years till 2021, 65-year-old Bora first came to the Congress as a student leader, while at Gauhati University. He then worked as a bureaucrat in the state government for about a decade before joining politics full-time.
Tue, Apr 19, 2022
Ripun Bora, former Assam Congress chief quits party, joins TMCSubscriber Only
April 17, 2022 18:52 IST
Bora, as a joint candidate of the opposition parties in Assam, had unsuccessfully contested the recent Rajya Sabha election.
Sun, Apr 17, 2022
Explained: The significance of Nagaland govt’s green signal for 33% reservation for women in civic bodiesSubscriber Only
April 15, 2022 17:07 IST
If implemented, ULB elections, a contentious subject in Nagaland, will be held in the state after more than a decade.
Tue, Apr 19, 2022
Explained: How ancient megalithic jars connect Assam with Laos and IndonesiaSubscriber Only
April 12, 2022 04:00 IST
The jars of Assam were first sighted in 1929 by British civil servants James Philip Mills and John Henry Hutton, who recorded their presence in six sites in Dima Hasao: Derebore (now Hojai Dobongling), Kobak, Kartong, Molongpa (now Melangpeuram), Ndunglo and Bolasan (now Nuchubunglo).
Sat, Apr 30, 2022Journalism of Courage
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